Women Fund Tanzania - “Empowering Local Women Heroes”(WFT)” Is an upcoming women's fund in Tanzania. As a grantmaker, WFT provides a funding mechanism which aims at enhancing the voice and visibility women's rights organisations through grantmaking and capacity strengthening with the aim of facilitating women's rights actors at different levels in the country to realise their full potential for empowerment, access to write and women's movement building in the country.

WFT, which was registered as a non-profit making organization in the country in the year 2008, intends to employ a competent and qualified person as an Assistant Finance Officer in line with WFT growth prospects.

Reports to: Head Of Department

Job Objective:  to provide financial and administrative support to WFT Board, staff, partners and subgrantees.

Principal responsibilities:

Ensuring all WFT Financial transactions are recorded timely, completely and correctly into the financial accounting systems. keeping all files and records updated and organized to ensure documents are easily traceable. ensuring that all transactions are in line with the organization's charts of account, advising the Head of Finance and Administration in all matters regarding finances for WFT.

Main Duties:

• Maintain the files for all WFT  legal and tax documents, correspondence.
• Record transaction in accordance with the approved guidelines, budgets, supporting document to propose on daily basis.
  only approved payments and ensure the proper documents are attached to the payment voucher
• Maintain accounting records My chronological filing documents and keeping them secure all time and making regular cups of the computerized accounting systems and other relevant data.
• Record and update they fixed asset register.
• Reconcile bank statements per donor bank account
• Followup with bankers to ensure timely and correct bank transfers
• Obtain and file acknowledgment receipt of funds
• Manage petty cash and issue petty cash certificates on monthly basis
• Prepare donor financial reports and WFT financial reports
• Support WFT staff and partners in adhering to policies and financial management requirements.
• Record and manage imprest as per the WFT guidelines.
• Record and manage the grant disbursement and report grant status on a monthly basis
• Ensure an efficient and pleasant office working environment.
• To assist the head of finance and administration with matters relating to accounts, internal and external audits.
• To participate in performance management reviews annually.
• Protect organizations value by keeping information confidential.
• Execute any of the tasks as required by the Head of Department and executive director to ensure the smooth functioning of the tasks and responsibilities of WFT

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, or business administration;
  at least three years working experience with an NGO, knowledge of donor reporting and compliance, preferably within a grant-making organization
• Knowledge of pastel accounting is added advantage
• PC proficiency and good knowledge using ms word and excel
• Ability to express oneself clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• A person with good interpersonal skills
• A person with high integrity and pay attention to details
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines; and personal initiative
• Kindly provide names of two reliable referees

How to apply

The interested candidate may apply by sending resume and cover letter through email info@wft.or.tz   or the physical address provided below. if you won't hear from us within 7 days from the deadline please count that your application has not been successful

Physical Address

Executive Director,

Women Fund Tanzania(WFT)

P.O BOX 79235

Dar es Salaam

+255753912130